Rally Alert! When: Thursday, December 11 3:30pm Where: 57th St between 6th Ave & 7th Ave, NYC Why: Union members from all Trades will be taking to the streets to raise our voices over workers getting exploited on construction projects in Mid Town NYC! Questions: Contact Steve Andujar 646-628-2899
In a major victory for working men and women throughout New York City, a deal was reached for the proposed Astoria Cove project that ensures that union workers will build, maintain and service the project and that 27% of the residential units will be affordable housing, with some monthly rents as low as $800. The area, which is nearly a mile from the nearest subway stop, will also receive ferry service. The project was granted approval by the City Council’s Land Use Committee on Wednesday, November 12, and approval by the full City Council is expected by the end of the [...]
A number of members are already active in their Community Boards and Local 79 is very appreciative of their volunteer efforts. For those of you who are not currently involved with your Community Board, Local 79 wants to see the number of members at Community Board meetings grow. Eventually, the Local would like to have a membership presence at all 59 community boards throughout the city. Why is it important to have members present at Community Board meetings? The central reason is that Community Board participation by our members can result in more jobs. How can attendance at Community Board meetings result in jobs [...]
What: Assist with the reelection of Governor Cuomo, Attorney General Schneiderman, and Controller DiNapoli Where: Painters DC 9 Training Fund at 45-15 36th Street in Long Island City When: Tuesday, November 4 after work
What: Assist with the reelection of Governor Cuomo, Attorney General Schneiderman, and Controller DiNapoli Where: Painters DC 9 at 45 West 45th Street in Manhattan When: Tuesday, November 4 after work
Hundreds of Local 79 members joined over 5,000 other building trades' union members on Wednesday, October 29th for a rally to protest the contractor JDS's 70-story residential tower that is being built on 57th Street by non-union labor. Union members were joined by a number of politicians, all of whom put forth the same message: There is no place in New York City for non-union rat contractors like JDS. The building trades' unions will continue to organize and ramp up pressure until all contractors sign collective bargaining agreements that assure fair wages, safe working conditions, and decent benefits for their workers.
Rally Alert! When: Wednesday October 29th, 3:30pm Where: 57th St between 6th Ave & 7th Ave, NYC Why: Union members from all Trades will be taking to the streets to raise our voices over workers getting exploited on construction projects in Mid Town NYC! Questions: Contact Bernard 646-265-7762
On Tuesday, December 16 at 6:00 pm, Local 79 members who live in East New York are requested to attend an important meeting where the rezoning of East New York will be discussed. Local 79 wants to make sure that rezoning language ensures that everything will be built be union labor and that there will be community hiring. The meeting will be held at United Community Centers at 613 New Lots Avenue in Brooklyn (between Hendrix and Schenck). Food and beverages will be provided.
As recently as eight years ago, 98% of New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) construction was built by non-union labor. After partnering with NYCHA residents and community groups, Local 79 successfully organized the vast majority of NYCHA construction projects. An understanding was reached that Local 79 would bring a number of qualified NYCHA residents into the union, as per the regulations set out in Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Act of 1968, Section 3 helps foster local economic development and individual self-sufficiency by requiring that, to the greatest extent possible, projects receiving HUD financial assistance provide job [...]
Local 79 is encouraging its members to assist with the reelection of Governor Cuomo, Attorney General Schneiderman, and Controller DiNapoli on Tuesday, November 4. Members can fulfill their yearly mandatory participation day by assisting with the reelection effort, Please report after work to either Painters DC 9 at 45 West 14th Street in Manhattan, where members can sign in with Local 79 Political Director Mike McGuire, or to the Painters DC 9 Training Fund at 45-15 36th Street in Long Island City, where members can sign in with Organizer Steve Andujar. All participants will receive Laborers' t-shirts. And, regardless of whether you provide assistance tomorrow, don't forget to vote for Andrew [...]
